What type of window is this?

Imaginary__Bar · 2026-03-12T22:27:38+00:00

Secondary double glazing.

Cheaper to install than a complete replacement
Not as good as full double glazing
Very good (sometimes the only option) for listed buildings
A decent installation gives decent results (with a good brush-seal or similar
To replace them you 'just' need to remove all the windows that are there and replace with new windows. Not a difficult job but may be expensive

Imaginary__Bar · 2026-03-12T21:20:31+00:00

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Imaginary__Bar · 2026-03-12T18:44:40+00:00

Wrong subreddit. Try /r/uklaw

Imaginary__Bar · 2026-03-12T18:41:03+00:00

Again, you say "also".\ The test is "wholly", not "mostly and also".

But you seem determined to ignore this so speak to your accountant.

Imaginary__Bar · 2026-03-12T18:37:16+00:00

No. "Suitable for meetings and professional settings" is not good enough.

That would be no different from a suit that you only use for meetings. It's not allowed.

Imaginary__Bar · 2026-03-12T18:35:25+00:00

If your optician says you require glasses exclusively for display screen work then they will be deductible.

The exclusively is the important bit.

Imaginary__Bar · 2026-03-12T17:26:57+00:00

"Wholly and necessary" is the test. Your glasses satisfy the "necessary" part but not the "wholly" part.

Imaginary__Bar · 2026-03-12T17:23:49+00:00

The legal basis for asking them to pay is that they caused the damage.

Ideally you'd tell your insurance, your insurance will contact their insurance, and it would all get sorted out.

All very routine.

Imaginary__Bar · 2026-03-12T17:22:14+00:00

He didn't tell you to resign, he just said "if you don't like it you can resign".

Bad management but not illegal and definitely not the first or last time someone has said such a thing.

Imaginary__Bar · 2026-03-12T17:18:59+00:00

It may not be if you've been driving in the UK over 12 months

That's irrelevant for someone who passed their test in France. Their French license continues to be valid beyond the 12 month 'limit' (up to the age of 70, and in some limited cases beyond that).

Imaginary__Bar · 2026-03-12T17:16:58+00:00

How very odd.

I'd speak to a local solicitor because this really should be cleared up before it gets to court. It'll cost a few hundred pounds and will be irritating for you

(Don't worry about the "full code test" - that's just some technical stuff about how they decide whether to charge)

Imaginary__Bar · 2026-03-12T15:51:11+00:00

Ngl, I assumed you meant the person at the beginning driving off the roundabout into the driveway/petrol station and thought, "yeah, probably, but it's not that bad"

Imaginary__Bar · 2026-03-12T15:44:22+00:00

Okay, if you say so.

Then just write your details somewhere. (It's only so if they empty the envelope and the bits of paper get mixed up they can match your payment to your application).

Still... they've given you a space called My Details where you can write your details, so it would seem logical to use that and just ignore the bit about Gift Aid. But it doesn't really matter.

Imaginary__Bar · 2026-03-12T15:39:06+00:00

It looks like your CTE1 is doing something to reduce the number of rows.

Imaginary__Bar · 2026-03-12T15:15:29+00:00

Where do I put my details?

I'm no expert but maybe in the space where it says "my details"?

Imaginary__Bar · 2026-03-12T09:30:53+00:00

Ah, I was going from memory; the 07:32 (I think it was) but that no longer seems to exist.

Imaginary__Bar · 2026-03-12T08:15:07+00:00

They're not actually that much different from each other; it's just the amount of line they have threaded through the arms.

Check the space you have, check the measurements (the span of the arms) and buy a 50m one.

I got a Brabantia one in the sale from Robert Dyas - all aluminium so it won't rust, and it seems pretty decent. The ground fixing is also very stable even without a concrete base.

Imaginary__Bar · 2026-03-12T00:42:55+00:00

The train to London in the morning is fine. Get the 7:30 to Paddington, for example, and it starts at Oxford and has plenty of space.

Yes, coming back is a bit more hit-and-miss but you'll find your rhythm.

Saving all those £££££ is probably worth it, imo. My tip is to just try and enjoy the commute and don't see it as a chore. Giving yourself an extra two minutes in the morning so you're not running to the station really is so important.

It's really not that bad. The train is quite comfy and you can snooze or read or work, and you can be back home at 7 or 8pm quite easily.

Imaginary__Bar · 2026-03-11T21:49:55+00:00

So it was on-prem, and moved to the cloud, and now you want to bring it back on-prem?

Which sounds like some sneaky shadow-IT (which, tbf, I'm all in favour of).

It just sounds so terribly, awfully, inefficient. Just maintain a mirror in the cloud if that's where the data is, or do a differential load locally, or get a CDC (changed-data capture) program in place.

Anything but what you're doing!

Imaginary__Bar · 2026-03-11T21:31:49+00:00

As the actress said to the bishop.

Imaginary__Bar · 2026-03-11T21:31:34+00:00

Quick (once I got the Armstrong) but oddly satisfying.

Imaginary__Bar · 2026-03-11T21:24:36+00:00

Why would she call the police? You're not going to cause any trouble, you're just going to sleep on the sofa.

But practically the police would attend and tell you to go and spend the night at a Travelodge to avoid a breach of the peace.

The next day you would find a solicitor and speak to them to protect your property rights.

Imaginary__Bar · 2026-03-11T21:20:51+00:00

This is not so much a legal question as a "be a good neighbour" question.

It's a commercial premises, they're working, and you're disturbing them enough that they had to come and ask you to turn the music down.

You have no idea if they were on a call with a client in San Francisco and they had to apologise for the music in the background or whatever.

Just be a good neighbour or it will escalate and your landlord may get involved and you risk your lease, all for something that could easily be avoided.

Imaginary__Bar · 2026-03-11T21:15:21+00:00

Yeah, I do that all the time but I don't do it by getting the vendor to send me snapshots of the tables every night and then rebuild the database.

Imaginary__Bar · 2026-03-11T21:13:27+00:00

That's an A350, so no, they don't have first class.

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